Re: Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
Posted on 2014-12-11, 04:52
They should still be quite easy to obtain.
Re: Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
Posted on 2014-12-10, 22:46
Also gave it a try on my Pentium 4 system with my 6800 "GT", looking mighty fine at 1280x1024 and High Details, although it is not the smooth 60FPS experience I'm looking for. This is under Windows XP SP3 and 77.77 drivers. I found that a 6600GT wasn't faster than a 5950 Ultra. A 7 series card …
Re: I'm using onboard audio and the sky has not fallen
Posted on 2014-12-09, 03:41
Yea onboard has come a long way. Does the job fine but I still use a Creative card for gaming 😀
Re: Tex's new Socket 7 DOS machine
Posted on 2014-12-09, 03:40
And note to self, while i'm in the UK, never order anything via eBay global shipping program. The Zip drive and the TEAC 5.25 inch floppy drive have arrived England a week ago and haven't been delivered yet. Royal Mail is awesome, but these other carriers... Agreed! And they don't take PO boxes. I …
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2014-12-08, 22:29
Micomsoft X-CAPTURE-1 is interesting but I'm finding it hard to find information and option to purchase. StarTech support is pretty average I found in terms of answering technical questions or testing something for you.
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2014-12-08, 16:12
I asked them about the DVI2USB 3.0 and they assured me it supports the same resolutions as the DVI2PCIe. There is a difference however, it doesn't support full RGB at higher refresh rates, but YUV 4:2:0 Color Space. Not sure how important this is though. So including shipping it would be $859.90 …
Re: Day of the Tentacle HD
Posted on 2014-12-08, 07:10
Nice! I really enjoyed the Monkey Island special editions.
Re: Memory timings benchmark on a PIII
Posted on 2014-12-07, 14:22
Great job! I found the same on BX440 machines. At 100 MHz FSB, most, if not all, PC133 modules can handle CL2 and that offers quite a bit of extra performance.
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2014-12-07, 03:28
The thing is I don't know if it actually scales the image or "signals" the computer that a monitor with a certain resolution is connected. Either way the end result is as you describe. I capture in Recentral and then produce in PowerDirector 13. Here you can adjust aspect ratio in case you have a 16 …
Re: Eliandas ISA VGA card roundup
Posted on 2014-12-07, 03:22
Excellent work! Should help a lot of people in choosing what card they want to go with.
Re: Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
Posted on 2014-12-07, 03:15
Wow, nice results! I didn't know you could force XP drivers. It's another option for people out there trying to get this game going. I'm working on another little project and once that's done I'd like to do a few let's play Pandora Tomorrow videos 😀
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2014-12-06, 15:08
Sorry everything you said went over my head. It seems very specialised. Might be worth for you to get a capture card 😵 The system is all packed away again. I still have the original 60 fps 1024 x 768 capture off a V3 3500 for GLQuake and Quake 2. Around 1 GB each.
Re: Life Advice?
Posted on 2014-12-06, 10:30
I would see a doctor and tell them exactly what you told us. Get some proper help and look after yourself. Recognising you need help is the first step. All the best!
Re: S-Video/Composite Out PCI Cards?
Posted on 2014-12-06, 08:06
kixs wrote: These videos don't work anymore... do you have any other old videos captured via VGA to S-video with those cheap VGA converters? Sure! Try this one: http://youtu.be/TfKQ-uREnsI
Re: Voodoo 2 and EAX?
Posted on 2014-12-06, 05:22
Nothing wrong with using two cards. I guess you can just disable on or the other in device manager? Some games might allow you to select what card to use.
Re: Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
Posted on 2014-12-06, 04:45
Interesting. I did try the game on 8.1 and it does run but of course without correct lights and shadows. I've settled on using XP, a GeForce 7 card and an older 70 - 80 series driver.
Re: Voodoo 2 and EAX?
Posted on 2014-12-04, 23:56
A3D was also popular around that time. For this a Vortex 2 card works well. Interesting info about EAX and Windows 98. Another reason to build a 98 gaming PC 😀
Re: Original setup files missing from GOG games
Posted on 2014-12-04, 23:53
The DOS releases aren't that bad to be honest. Most of the time the sound can be configured by using a command line parameter or editing a config file. The use of ScummVM for many games makes playing them on original DOS hardware often impossible. 7th guest for example or Sam and Max release. But …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-12-04, 12:58
Good to see you back with 386 gear dirkmirk 😀 I thought you took a break or something.
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2014-12-04, 08:46
YT always encodes the video on their end. Not much you can do about this... I also find that IE does a better job at this 60 fps videos than Chrome. I mean Chrome doesn't even scroll smooth 😀
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